--- title: "Ballina (BNK) airport: direct flights & routes" description: "Flights to and from Ballina (BNK): 2 nonstop destinations (Sydney and Melbourne) on 3 airlines. See award seats by date on 2LNR, the next 14 days free." canonical: "https://2lnr.com/routes/bnk" url: "https://2lnr.com/routes/bnk.md" date_modified: "2026-10-23T14:17:50Z" --- # Direct flights from Ballina (BNK) Ballina Byron Airport (BNK) is a small station in Ballina, Australia with nonstop service to 2 destinations, flown by 3 airlines, led by Jetstar, Qantas, and Virgin Australia. The busiest nonstop from Ballina goes to Sydney. Where 2LNR tracks Qantas on a nonstop from BNK, it shows award space by date. Route data refreshed October 23, 2026. Routes and carriers reflect the schedule data behind 2LNR's route map. Updated October 10, 2026. Explore Ballina routes on the interactive map [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) 2 Nonstop destinations 3 Airlines serving BNK Free To get started ## About Ballina Byron Airport (BNK) Ballina Byron Airport (BNK) is the airport serving Ballina, Australia. Its ICAO code is YBNA. Departure and arrival times at BNK are local to the Australia/Sydney time zone. Every one of its 2 nonstop destinations is inside Australia. ## Award seats on Ballina routes 2LNR tracks award seats on Qantas, date by date. Pick any Ballina destination below to see whether a seat exists before you move points, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. ### See real availability Award seats by date on the BNK routes 2LNR tracks, checked against live inventory so you know what's open before you book. ### Set an alert Premium inventory turns over fast. Watch a tracked Ballina route on Pro and 2LNR notifies you when space appears. ### Plan on the map Explore every BNK nonstop on the interactive route map, with connections and route statistics. ## All nonstop destinations from Ballina (BNK) These are the city pairs behind flights to and from Ballina: 2 nonstop destinations with active service at Ballina Byron Airport. Each route links to its own page, with award space by date where 2LNR tracks the carrier. - [Ballina to Melbourne flights (BNK-MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bnk-mel.md): Jetstar\ [Return: Melbourne to Ballina](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-bnk.md) - [Ballina to Sydney flights (BNK-SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bnk-syd.md): Jetstar, Qantas, and Virgin Australia\ [Return: Sydney to Ballina](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-bnk.md) Explore BNK routes on the interactive map → ## Nonstop flights to Ballina (BNK) 2 airports have nonstops to Ballina Byron Airport in 2LNR's schedule data. Here they are, with the airlines that fly each route. - [Melbourne to Ballina flights (MEL-BNK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-bnk.md): Jetstar - [Sydney to Ballina flights (SYD-BNK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-bnk.md): Jetstar, Qantas, and Virgin Australia ## Airlines that fly out of Ballina (BNK) The carriers with nonstop service from Ballina Byron Airport, ordered by how many destinations each one reaches. Each links to that airline's full route map. - [Jetstar (JQ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/jq.md) - [Qantas (QF)](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/qf.md) - [Virgin Australia (VA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/va.md) ## Alternative airports near Ballina (BNK) Nearby airports with nonstop service of their own, closest first. Distances are great-circle between the two airports' coordinates, not driving time, so check the ground connection before you treat one as a substitute. - [Gold Coast (OOL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ool.md) (47 miles, 18 nonstop destinations) - [Brisbane (BNE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bne.md) (104 miles, 81 nonstop destinations) - [Coffs Harbour (CFS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cfs.md) (106 miles, 4 nonstop destinations) - [Westbrook (WTB)](https://2lnr.com/routes/wtb.md) (139 miles, 4 nonstop destinations) [Australia flights by airport](https://2lnr.com/routes/to/australia.md) - [How to plan an upgrade by route](https://2lnr.com/guides/upgrade-strategy.md) - [How to read award availability by date](https://2lnr.com/guides/award-availability.md) ## Frequently asked questions about Ballina (BNK) **How many nonstop destinations does Ballina Byron Airport (BNK) serve?** Ballina Byron Airport has active nonstop service to 2 destinations in 2LNR's schedule data. The busiest markets from BNK are Sydney and Melbourne. The full list, with who flies each route and, where 2LNR tracks the carrier, upgrade and award space by date, is on this page. **Which airlines fly out of Ballina (BNK)?** The carriers with nonstop service from Ballina Byron Airport are listed in full on this page, each linked to its own route map. Jetstar, Qantas, and Virgin Australia run the most routes from Ballina, in that order. In 2LNR's schedule data that is 3 airlines in total. **How many airlines fly out of BNK?** 2LNR's schedule data currently shows 3 airlines with at least one nonstop route from Ballina (BNK). That figure counts the carrier operating the flight rather than every carrier that sells a seat on it, so a codeshare marketed by a partner is not counted twice, and it moves with the season. **How do I check upgrade or award availability from BNK?** Pick any destination on this page, such as Sydney, to open a calendar of BNK departures with award seats on Qantas by date, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. On Pro you can also set an alert so 2LNR notifies you when space opens. **Does 2LNR track flights from BNK?** Yes. Every nonstop route from Ballina Byron Airport in 2LNR's schedule data is listed, 2 destinations in total, and on the routes flown by Qantas what is shown is confirmed availability rather than a forecast, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. **Where can you fly nonstop from Ballina (BNK)?** From Ballina (BNK), 2LNR's schedule data shows nonstop flights to Melbourne and Sydney. This page lists every one, with the airlines that fly it. ## See award space from BNK by date See what's open by date on these routes, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login)